Mana Neyestani

Art media — 15 November 2010

Mana is a successful Iranian cartoonist. He started his work with various reformist newspapers like Neshat and Asre Azadegan.

Mana received a M.A. of Architecture from Tehran University. He began drawing cartoons for the press in 1989. He has worked as a cartoonist and illustrator for economic,intellectual, political, cultural and professional magazines. He started drawing editorial cartoons from 1998, for the “Zan” newspaper. During 1998-2000, he drew a large number of cartoons for various reformist newspapers such as, Asr-e Azadegan, Sobhe Emrooz, Mosharekat, Azad, Neshat (as a freelance) and for Aftab-e Emrooz (as a staff cartoonist). Mana has won several medals and honorary diplomas from different International competitions:

4th award of blue-sky contest in Tehran (1997)
2nd award of blue-sky contest in Tehran (1998)
2nd award of housing in Tehran (1999)
2nd award of Atomic Bomb cartoon contest of Golagha magazine(1999)
Diploma of honor of Football international cartoon contest in Iran (1999)
Diploma of honor of 4th biennial international cartoon in Iran (1999)
Selected in section final of comic strip in Umoristi a Marostica in Italy (1999)
First award of the press festival in cartoon in Iran (1999)